Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Guadeloupe, Martinique, and French Guiana from 1994 to 2012
Joint Authors
Millet, Julie
Rastogi, Nalin
Streit, Elisabeth
Source
Tuberculosis Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous environmental organisms able to cause severe opportunistic human infections.
Their distribution patterns are subject to geographical variations.
This study describes their isolation frequencies from clinical specimen in the three French overseas departments of the Americas, namely, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and French Guiana during 1994–2012.
A total of 651 strains from as many patients (one isolate per species per patient) were analysed regarding regional isolation patterns and potential pattern changes over time.
The Mycobacterium avium complex was the most common group of NTM in Guadeloupe and French Guiana.
In Martinique it was the second most common after the rapidly growing mycobacteria.
M.
fortuitum was the most commonly isolated species in all three departments.
Some species (M.
kansasii, M.
xenopi, and M.
terrae complex) displayed a clear regional preference.
Furthermore a change in isolation frequency was observed for M.
intracellulare (increase) and M.
kansasii (decrease) in Guadeloupe.
In conclusion, marked regional differences in isolation frequencies of NTM species were observed in the study area.
Results are discussed in context of variables such as study populations, risk factors, methodology employed, isolation from pulmonary versus sterile isolation sites (blood, urine, and CSF), and in vitro drug-susceptibility patterns.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Streit, Elisabeth& Millet, Julie& Rastogi, Nalin. 2013. Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Guadeloupe, Martinique, and French Guiana from 1994 to 2012. Tuberculosis Research and Treatment،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-474202
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Streit, Elisabeth…[et al.]. Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Guadeloupe, Martinique, and French Guiana from 1994 to 2012. Tuberculosis Research and Treatment No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-474202
American Medical Association (AMA)
Streit, Elisabeth& Millet, Julie& Rastogi, Nalin. Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Guadeloupe, Martinique, and French Guiana from 1994 to 2012. Tuberculosis Research and Treatment. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-474202
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-474202